Detailed Entry Information

English:tree; stick

Lenape:hìtëkw [na]

English:They drove a big stick up his anus.

Lenape:Pënchtiènao xinkwi hìtùkw.

Hitteocke [1633]
Hèttog [1648]
hitock [1684]
mhittuk [1760] a tree
Hitook [1824]

Inherently weak /ë/ is colored to /u/ in anticipation of /w/.

Form:

hìtùkw

Structure:

hìtëkw

Meaning:

tree